summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/docs/docbook/projdoc
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorAndrew Bartlett <abartlet@samba.org>2002-05-24 13:24:58 +0000
committerAndrew Bartlett <abartlet@samba.org>2002-05-24 13:24:58 +0000
commitfac2168b02efda6a71508b3fabdbe1f5f016c34a (patch)
tree12796aa52011cfe0a509ae7c1a5cf6bd4959e33d /docs/docbook/projdoc
parent98d5699d28c687f8af5671c9a29aa55dd5a01bfd (diff)
downloadsamba-fac2168b02efda6a71508b3fabdbe1f5f016c34a.tar.gz
samba-fac2168b02efda6a71508b3fabdbe1f5f016c34a.tar.bz2
samba-fac2168b02efda6a71508b3fabdbe1f5f016c34a.zip
Some grammar fixes picked up from the bugs.debian.org, submitted by
jrv@vanzandt.mv.com Most of them didn't apply any more, but the bits that did I've commited. Andrew Bartlett (This used to be commit 1022a176e5af25872f34147d6f8b38601134915c)
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/docbook/projdoc')
-rw-r--r--docs/docbook/projdoc/Integrating-with-Windows.sgml20
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/Integrating-with-Windows.sgml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/Integrating-with-Windows.sgml
index 0b6abaf80f..701e48678c 100644
--- a/docs/docbook/projdoc/Integrating-with-Windows.sgml
+++ b/docs/docbook/projdoc/Integrating-with-Windows.sgml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ by the TCP/IP configuration control files. The file
<para>
When the IP address of the destination interface has been
-determined a protocol called ARP/RARP isused to identify
+determined a protocol called ARP/RARP is used to identify
the MAC address of the target interface. ARP stands for Address
Resolution Protocol, and is a broadcast oriented method that
uses UDP (User Datagram Protocol) to send a request to all
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ architecture of the MS Windows network. The term "workgroup" indicates
that the primary nature of the network environment is that of a
peer-to-peer design. In a WORKGROUP all machines are responsible for
their own security, and generally such security is limited to use of
-just a password (known as SHARE MORE security). In most situations
+just a password (known as SHARE MODE security). In most situations
with peer-to-peer networking the users who control their own machines
will simply opt to have no security at all. It is possible to have
USER MODE security in a WORKGROUP environment, thus requiring use
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ limited to this area.
<para>
All MS Windows machines employ an in memory buffer in which is
-stored the NetBIOS names and their IP addresses for all external
-machines that that the local machine has communicated with over the
+stored the NetBIOS names and IP addresses for all external
+machines that that machine has communicated with over the
past 10-15 minutes. It is more efficient to obtain an IP address
for a machine from the local cache than it is to go through all the
configured name resolution mechanisms.
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ configured name resolution mechanisms.
If a machine whose name is in the local name cache has been shut
down before the name had been expired and flushed from the cache, then
an attempt to exchange a message with that machine will be subject
-to time-out delays. ie: It's name is in the cache, so a name resolution
+to time-out delays. i.e.: Its name is in the cache, so a name resolution
lookup will succeed, but the machine can not respond. This can be
frustrating for users - but it is a characteristic of the protocol.
</para>
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ dependable browsing using Samba</title>
<para>
As stated above, MS Windows machines register their NetBIOS names
-(ie: the machine name for each service type in operation) on start
+(i.e.: the machine name for each service type in operation) on start
up. Also, as stated above, the exact method by which this name registration
takes place is determined by whether or not the MS Windows client/server
has been given a WINS server address, whether or not LMHOSTS lookup
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ Instead, the domain master browser serves the role of contacting each local
master browser (found by asking WINS or from LMHOSTS) and exchanging browse
list contents. This way every master browser will eventually obtain a complete
list of all machines that are on the network. Every 11-15 minutes an election
-is held to determine which machine will be the master browser. By nature of
+is held to determine which machine will be the master browser. By the nature of
the election criteria used, the machine with the highest uptime, or the
most senior protocol version, or other criteria, will win the election
as domain master browser.
@@ -679,8 +679,8 @@ these versions no longer support plain text passwords by default.
<para>
MS Windows clients have a habit of dropping network mappings that
have been idle for 10 minutes or longer. When the user attempts to
-use the mapped drive connection that has been dropped the SMB protocol
-has a mechanism by which the connection can be re-established using
+use the mapped drive connection that has been dropped, the client
+re-establishes the connection using
a cached copy of the password.
</para>
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ this HOWTO collection.
<para>
This mode of authentication demands that there be on the
-Unix/Linux system both a Unix style account as well as and
+Unix/Linux system both a Unix style account as well as an
smbpasswd entry for the user. The Unix system account can be
locked if required as only the encrypted password will be
used for SMB client authentication.